Hospital-acquired influenza in the United States, FluSurv-NET, 2011–2012 through 2018–2019
Cummings C, O’Halloran A, Azenkot T, Reingold A, Alden N, Meek J, Anderson E, Ryan P, Kim S, McMahon M, McMullen C, Spina N, Bennett N, Billing L, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Talbot H, George A, Reed C, Garg S. Hospital-acquired influenza in the United States, FluSurv-NET, 2011–2012 through 2018–2019. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 1447-1453. PMID: 34607624, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-acquired influenzaInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsHA influenzaHospital infection control measuresInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkFacility-based testingPositive test dateRespiratory symptom onsetAnnual influenza vaccinationHA casesInfection control measuresSymptom onset dateCross-sectional studyYears of agePopulation-based ratesInfluenza vaccinationClinical characteristicsICU careSymptom onsetInfluenza vaccineMechanical ventilationSevere outcomesPatient outcomesInfluenza casesHospitalization